UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 17, 2026

    

Lakeland Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	000-15535	13-3115216
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1525 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 325
Huntsville, Alabama		35806
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 256 350-3873

    

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	LAKE	The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 17, 2026, Lakeland Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed J. Calven Swinea, the Company’s current Interim Chief Financial Officer, as permanent Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release, dated February 17, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”) under Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information set forth in Item 7.01 shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date:	February 17, 2026	By:	/s/ James M. Jenkins
			James M. Jenkins Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Chairman

LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC 8-K